Northmen: The Viking Saga, 793-1241 AD

385 Pages·2015·19.67 MB·English

by  John Haywood

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A note about spellings.
For the benefit of non-academic readers, in this book I have used established
modern English or Scandinavian spellings for place-names and personal names.
However, I have not thought it appropriate to commission anglicisms where
none exist already and in these cases Old Norse forms have been used.
CONTENTS
Cover
Welcome Page
Display Options Notice
Maps
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Thule, Nydam and Gamla Uppsala
The origin of the Vikings
Chapter 2: Lindisfarne, Athelney and York
The Vikings in England 789–954
Chapter 3: Dorestad, Paris and Rouen
The Vikings in Francia 799–939
Chapter 4: Iona, Dunkeld and Orkney
Vikings in Scotland 795–1064
Chapter 5: Dublin and Cashel
The Vikings in Ireland 795–1014
Chapter 6: Seville and Luni
Vikings in Spain and the Mediterranean 844–61
Chapter 7: Kiev, Constantinople and Bolghar
Vikings in Eastern Europe to 1041
Chapter 8: Thingvellir, Brattahlid and L’Anse aux Meadows
The Norse in the North Atlantic 835–1000
Chapter 9: Maldon, London and Stamford Bridge
England’s second Viking Age 978–1085
Chapter 10: Hedeby, Jelling and Stiklestad
The Scandinavian kingdoms to 1100
Chapter 11: Palermo, Jerusalem and Tallinn
From Viking to Crusader
Chapter 12: Largs, Reykholt and Hvalsey
The Viking Twilight
Plate Section
Chronology
Viking Kings and Rulers c. 800–1100
Further Reading
List of Illustrations
Index
About Northmen
Reviews
About John Haywood
An Invitation from the Publisher
Copyright
SCANDINAVIA
ENGLAND AND IRELAND
WESTERN EUROPE c. 800
ICELAND